Being the weightweenie I am I decided it was time for my old Chris King top cap to go in order to lighten up my Ottrott. I had entertained several ideas, including simple carbon veneer options from Uberlight contenders like Schmolke and B-T-P. But seriously, nude carbon veneer? that is so "Frank Deal." Franks bikes are hot, I would never say they weren't. But they are understated, something I am not. So I opted for a little known Pure Custom option. I am of course familiar with Purely Custom because of my years in the 70s working as a leopard-print motorcycle seat cover installation expert.
PCTCs come in a variety of options to fit your current setup. I chose the ultra-light aluminum because it is the lightest at 5g for cap and bolt. Now color was easy, silver for the Serotta is pretty much just par for the course. I chose to engrave my name into the cap as well as "The White Knight" as the code-name for my Serotta. Not all of my bikes have names but the Serotta is very special and so it gets a moniker. All of this ran me about $30 with shipping. I am pleased
with the result, installation was easy and fit was snug as nearly anything.
Please forgive my photographic ability. My camera is pretty old-school and I am pretty ignorant. It autofocused nicely on my stem and nokons, but the PCTC was difficult. But these pics give a good idea.
The PCTC gets a total of four blings:
The PCTC misses its fifth bling because it is expensive for some, not everyone is as vain as me with their bicycles so thirty bucks may be a lot. Additionally, the PCTC is a little small in circumference, leaving a little spacer exposed. Perfect fit would obscure almost all of the spacer. Overall, a very good product.
